Current Jobs at Limpopo Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

CENTRE :

• Sekhukhune District Ref No: LDARD 1/6/2025 (X1 Post) 
• Mopani District Ref No: LDARD 2/6/2025 (X1 Post) 
• Waterberg District Ref No: LDARD 3/6/2025 (X1 Post) 
• Capricorn District Ref No: LDARD 4/6/2025 (X1 Post) 

REQUIREMENTS :

• Grade 12 plus an appropriate (NQF Level 7) undergraduate qualification in Environmental Science / B Agricultural Management or equivalent appropriate tertiary qualification as recognised by SAQA.
• Five (5) years post qualification experience of which three (3) must be Assistant Director level within Natural Resource Management. A valid driver’s licence (with the exception of people with disabilities). 

DUTIES :

• Manage and control the planning and design of conservation structures in compliance with environmental and conservation legislations. Coordination of projects.
• Manage and control the prescribed administration of financial aid schemes with regard to the conservation of natural resources and implementation of norms and standards as prescribed by DAFF. Manage and control extension services on land care.
• Study technological advances and best practices in order to perform land care functions according to the required standards. Coordinate agricultural risk and disaster management.
• Provide recommendations on applications for rezoning and sub-division of agricultural land. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Grade 12 plus an appropriate (NQF level 7) undergraduate qualification in Agriculture/ Community Development or equivalent appropriate tertiary qualification as recognized by SAQA.
• Five (5) years’ experience within Community Facilitation of which three (3) must be Assistant Director level. A valid driver’s licence (with the exception of people with disabilities).

DUTIES :

• To provide Coordination and facilitation of Rural Development Strategy in the Province.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement for Post settlement support. Facilitate and coordinate Agri Parks initiatives.
• Coordinate District Development Models (DDM).
• Facilitate Military Veterans. Coordinate all CRDP projects with DALRRD. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Grade 12 plus an appropriate (NQF level 7) undergraduate qualification in BVSc or BVMCh as recognized by SAQA.
• One (01) to Two (02) years’ experience in the related field. A valid driver’s licence (with the exception of people with disabilities). 

DUTIES :

• Coordinate the management of the sub-directorate Epidemiology as a State Veterinarian through Veterinary Epidemiology and animal health risk assessment.
• Provision of veterinary epidemiology services to Limpopo Veterinary Services. To optimise animal disease prevention and control in the Limpopo Province utilising various strategies.
• Coordinate and develop veterinary strategy, policy, and legislation for disease prevention, surveillance, and control. To perform all administrative and related functions.
• Keep up to date with regards to the applicable prescripts, policies, procedures, technologies and new developments to be able to render an efficient and effective Animal Health support service.
• Manage and utilise resources (human and physical) in accordance with relevant directives and legislation. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Grade 12 plus an appropriate (NQF level 6) undergraduate qualification in Risk Management / Auditing or equivalent appropriate tertiary qualification as recognized by SAQA.
• Five (5) years’ experience within Enterprise Risk Management of which three (3) must be Assistant Director level. A valid driver’s licence (with the exception of people with disabilities). 

DUTIES :

• Develop and monitor the implementation of Risk and Integrity Management Programmes. Develop, monitor and analyse Risk Management Reports. Manage Integrity, Remunerative Work Outside Public Service (RWOPS) and Lifestyle Audits Reports.
• Manage, co-ordinate, monitor and facilitation of committees. Manage, Conduct Education and Awareness Campaign on Risk, Integrity and Business Continuity Management.
• Manage and utilise resources (Financial, Human, And Physical) in accordance with relevant directives and legislation. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Grade 12 plus an undergraduate 4-year B degree (NQF Level 7) qualification in GISc or appropriate tertiary qualification as recognized by South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) in GISc.
• Three (03) years post qualification GISc professional experience required.
• Current registration with South African Geomatics Council (SAGC) formerly known as PLATO is compulsory. Valid driver’s license (with the exception of the people with disabilities). 

DUTIES :

• Provide GISc to support institutional decision making.
• Policy making and institutional strategic guidance.
• Conduct Research. Project and Financial Management. 

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CENTRE :

• Mopani District Ref No: LDARD 9/6/2025 (X1 Post) 
• Sekhukhune District Ref No: LDARD 10/6/2025 (X1 Post) 
• Vhembe District Ref No: LDARD 11/6/2025 (X1 Post) 
• Waterberg District Ref No: LDARD 12/6/2025 (X1 Post)  

REQUIREMENTS :

• Grade 12 plus an appropriate degree (B Eng/ BSC(Eng) qualification in Engineering or appropriate tertiary qualification in Engineering as recognized by SAQA.
• Current Registration with Engineering Council for South Africa (ECSA) as an Engineer in training is compulsory upon appointment. Valid driver’s license (with the exception of the applicants with disabilities). 

DUTIES :

• Design new systems to solve practical engineering problems (challenges) and improve efficiency and enhance safety.
• Office administration. Research and development.

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Grade 12 plus an appropriate (NQF Level 8) postgraduate qualification and Professional Qualification in Education or equivalent appropriate tertiary qualification as recognised by SAQA. Qualification in Agriculture will be an added advantage.
• A minimum of 3-5 years appropriate management experience. A valid driver’s licence (with the exception of people with disabilities).

DUTIES :

• To manage all Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) policies. To ensure total quality assurance systems and procedures.
• To coordinate accreditation processes with Council of Higher Education (CHE). Ensure accountability on quality planning.
• Ensure compliance with the accreditation requirements linked to curriculum and staff development. Coordinate all ATI committees and partnerships. Perform and oversee administrative and related functions. 

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CENTRE :

• Waterberg District Ref No: LDARD 121/6/2025 (X2 Posts) 
• Vhembe East Ref No: LDARD 122/6/2025 (X1 Post) 
• Vhembe District Ref No: LDARD 123/6/2025 (X1 Post) 
• Vhembe Far North Ref No: LDARD 124/6/2025 (X1 Post) 
• Waterberg South Central Ref No: LDARD 125/6/2025 (X1 Post) 
• Capricorn North-western Ref No: LDARD 126/6/2025 (01 Post) 
• Mopani District Ref No: LDARD 127/6/2025 (X2 Posts) 
• Mopani East Ref No: LDARD 128/6/2025 (X1 Post) 
• Sekhukhune District Ref No: LDARD 129/6/2025 (X1 Post)  

REQUIREMENTS :

• Grade 10 or equivalent appropriate qualification as recognised by SAQA. 

DUTIES :

• Cleaning of offices, storerooms, corridors, elevators, and boardrooms.
• Dust and take out waste and provide water during meetings. Refill aqua cooler/s washing walls and windows.
• Cleaning equipment and machinery.
• Cleaning windows and all general kitchen utensils. Scrubbing toilets and polishing office floors.
• Vacuum cleaning using vacuum machine. Provide toilet paper in the toilets.
• Keep and maintain cleaning materials and equipment.

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CENTRE 

• Waterberg North Ref No: LDARD 115/6/2025 (X1 Post) 
• Sekhukhune South Central Ref No: LDARD 116/6/2025 (X1 Post) 
• Waterberg South Central Ref No: LDARD 117/6/2025 (X1 Post) 
• Waterberg North Ref No: LDARD 118/6/2025 (X1 Post) 
• Vhembe East Ref No: LDARD 119/6/2025 (X1 Post) 
• Mopani District Ref No: LDARD 120/6/2025 (X1 Post) 

REQUIREMENTS :

• ABET level 2 or equivalent appropriate qualification as recognised by SAQA. 

DUTIES :

• Perform general assistant work. Maintain premises and surroundings.
• Maintenance and safekeeping of gardening equipment.
• Moving furniture and equipment as required.
• Removing garbage and empty boxes.
• Assist in receiving stock and goods.
• Reporting losses/damage to equipment.
• Loading and offloading of goods.

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REQUIREMENTS :

• ABET Level 2 or equivalent appropriate qualification as recognised by SAQA. No experience required.

DUTIES :

• Cleaning of yard. Sweeping.
• Removing unwanted weeds and shrubs.
• Removing weeds and papers.
• Pruning of trees and flowers.
• Watering of flowers and trees and decoration. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• ABET level 2 or equivalent appropriate qualification as recognized by SAQA. No experience required.

DUTIES :

• To perform routine manual farming activities. Control over Movement of cloven hooved animals.
• Stop, register, and search vehicle from the redline area. Check meat, dairy product, dung, grass, hides, skins, etc.
• Confiscate all product listed in (ii) above. Open and close the gate. Report confiscated products to the supervisor for further attention.
• Conduct fence patrol. Routine check of the redline fence. Repair of fence breakage. Trace animal track along the redline fence.
• Clear bushes along the redline fence. Control over quarantined animals.
• Check permit for animal quarantined. Liaise with the Animal Health Technician for inspection.
• Keep records. Keep permits register. Keep register for quarantined animals. Keep register for vehicle movement. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• ABET level 2 or equivalent appropriate qualification as recognised by SAQA.

DUTIES :

• Perform routine activities in respect of crop production.
• Perform routine activities in respect of livestock.
• Perform general routine activities.
• Perform general routine activities in respect of infrastructure. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• ABET level 2 or equivalent appropriate qualification as recognised by SAQA. A valid driver’s License (Code EC1) with PrDP.
• A minimum of 01-year appropriate experience.

DUTIES :

• Loading, transportation and offloading of goods. Refuse removal within the farm.
• Operation and maintenance of farm machinery, farm equipment, research trails, firebreaks, and access roads. Maintenance of farm infrastructure.
• Routine inspection on water reservoirs and livestock drinking troughs on farm.
• Perform routine activities in respect of livestock and general farm activities. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Grade 09/ABET Level 04 or equivalent appropriate qualification as recognised by SAQA. 

DUTIES :

• Maintenance of office buildings and furniture.
• Maintenance of office equipments. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Grade 09/ABET level 4 or equivalent appropriate qualification as recognised by SAQA.

DUTIES :

• Perform routine duties in respect of crop production. Perform general routine activities.
• Perform general routine activities in respect of infrastructure. Operating water pump engine. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Grade 12 or an equivalent appropriate (NQF Level 4) qualification as recognised by SAQA

DUTIES :

• Handle the library administrative and support services and information services.
• Maintain the library collection. Handle administrative support services. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Grade 10 or equivalent appropriate qualification as recognised by SAQA. A valid driver’s license as well as a PrDP (Goods and Passengers) and an operating certificate.
• A minimum of Five (5) years’ driving and operating specialized equipment experience.

DUTIES :

• Operate specialized equipment. Load and offload goods/equipment. Inspection and maintenance of equipment and report defects. Keep log sheets of vehicles and machinery. Application of safety and precautionary measures.
• Cleaning and lubrication of machinery equipment. Grading of gravel roads and re-ravelling/shoulder maintenance. Render driving services. Transportation of work teams and materials/equipments.
• Detect and repair minor mechanical problems on the vehicles and take steps to have it repaired (check level and condition of oil, fuel, tyres and water).
• Inspection of the vehicles/equipment and report defects. Complete vehicle logbook, trip authorization for the vehicle. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Grade 12 or equivalent appropriate (NQF Level 4) qualification as recognized by SAQA.
• A valid driver’s license (with the exception of people with disabilities).

DUTIES :

• Assist to implement disease control measures.
• Assist to improve animal health through biosecurity, vaccination and surveillance for disease and treatment of animals.
• Assist in collecting specimen, examination and dispatch samples of animal diseases.
• Assist in the provision of extension services on animal health to animal owners. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Basic literacy and numeracy (ABET level 3) or equivalent appropriate qualification as recognised by SAQA.
• A valid driver’s license (with the exception of people with disabilities).

DUTIES :

• Assist with the execution of routine activities in respect of livestock. Assist with the execution of general farm routine activities.
• Assist with provision of water supply for livestock and caring for equipment’s.
• Assist with the execution of routine activities in respect of farm infrastructure. Perform all administrative and related functions. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Grade 12 with maths and science or an equivalent (NQF Level 4) qualification with the same subjects as recognized by SAQA.

DUTIES :

• Render a support service to Technicians in the preparation of laboratory tests for analyses.
• Prepare samples for the determination of i.e. chemical residues, pH, EC, mycology etc. Perform routine analysis of samples under mentorship/supervision of senior personnel.
• Perform basic maintenance on selected equipment and instrumentation. Report all faulty equipment and instrumentation. Maintain tidiness of laboratories, clean/sterilize glassware and equipment.
• Perform basic maintenance and control functions of animal production stock. Perform administrative and related functions. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Grade 10 or equivalent appropriate qualification as recognised by SAQA. Seven (7) -12 months driving experience. A valid driver’s license as well as a PrDP (Goods and Passengers).

DUTIES :

• Drive light and medium motor vehicles to transport passengers and deliver other items (mail and documents).
• Perform routine maintenance on the allocated vehicle and report defects timely.
• Complete all the required and prescribed records and logs-books with regard to the vehicle and the goods handled.
• Render a clerical support/messenger service in the relevant office. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Grade 12 or an equivalent appropriate (NQF Level 4) qualification as recognized by SAQA. 

DUTIES :

• Provide human resources provisioning and utilization services. Recruit personnel and handle placements.
• Facilitate transfers and translations. Provide personnel administration clerical support services within the component.
• Implement conditions of services (Leave, Housing, Medical, Injury on Duty, Long Service Recognition, Overtime and Termination of service). Performance Management. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Grade 12 or an equivalent appropriate (NQF Level 4) qualification as recognized by SAQA

DUTIES :

• Provide human resources provisioning and utilization services. Recruit personnel and handle placements.
• Facilitate transfers and translations. Provide personnel administration clerical support services within the component.
• Implement conditions of services (Leave, Housing, Medical, Injury on Duty, Long Service Recognition, Overtime and Termination of service). Performance Management. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Grade 12 or an equivalent appropriate (NQF Level 4) qualification as recognized by SAQA.
• A valid driver’s license (with the exception of people with disabilities).

DUTIES :

• Render Fleet Management Services. Allocation of government vehicles (GG).
• Process applications for vehicles, (GG and subsidized schemes).
• Conduct inspection. Facilitate payments of log-sheets for GG and subsidized vehicles. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Grade 12 or an equivalent appropriate (NQF Level 4) qualification as recognized by SAQA.

DUTIES :

• Render administrative support services.
• Render general clerical support services. Administer Student bursaries.
• Administer student records. Provision of student catering and housing. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Grade 12 or an equivalent appropriate (NQF Level 4) qualification as recognized by SAQA.

DUTIES :

• Provide registry services. Provide registry counter services.
• Handle incoming and outgoing correspondence.
• Render an effective filing and record management service.
• Operate office machines in relation to the registry function.
• Process documents for archiving and/ disposal. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Grade 12 or an equivalent appropriate (NQF Level 4) qualification as recognized by SAQA.

DUTIES :

• Provide registry services. Provide registry counter services.
• Handle incoming and outgoing correspondence.
• Render an effective filing and record management service.
• Operate office machines in relation to the registry function.
• Process documents for archiving and/ disposal. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Grade 12 certificate with typing as a subject or an equivalent appropriate (NQF Level 4) qualification as recognized by SAQA.

DUTIES :

• To render a secretarial support service to the Director: Agricultural Training Services.
• Provides a secretarial/receptionist support service to the Director: Agricultural Training Services.
• Provides a clerical support service to the office of the Director: Agricultural Training Services.
• Remains up to date with regard to prescripts/policies and procedures applicable to her/his work terrain to ensure efficient and effective support to the office of the Director: Agricultural Training Services.

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Grade 12 or an equivalent appropriate (NQF Level 4) qualification as recognized by SAQA. 

DUTIES :

• Render supply chain management clerical support.
• Render purchasing clerical support.
• Render logistical support services. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Grade 12 or an equivalent appropriate (NQF Level 4) qualification as recognized by SAQA.

DUTIES :

• To render supply chain management (SCM) clerical services.
• Render asset management clerical support.
• Render demand and acquisition clerical support.
• Render logistical support services.